HBOT News & Research
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is increasingly appearing in the news and new research as a treatment for a variety of conditions involving inflammation. Use the search or select an article below to keep up to date on the most recent HBOT News.
Recent Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) News
Treatment of radiation induced hemorrhagic cystitis with hyperbaric oxygen.
Abstract: Hemorrhagic cystitis can occur 6 months to 10 years after pelvic radiation therapy with moderate to severe persistent rates of hematuria as 3% to 5% after radiotherapy for pelvic malignancies. Current treatment modalities for hemorrhagic...
Local anesthesia and midazolam versus spinal anesthesia in ambulatory pilonidal surgery.
Abstract: To evaluate two anesthetic techniques, namely, local anesthesia with sedation, and spinal anesthesia, with respect to recovery times, postoperative side effects, pain scores, patient satisfaction, and hospital costs for ambulatory...
Osteoradionecrosis of the jaws as a side effect of radiotherapy of head and neck tumour patients–a report of a thirty year retrospective review.
Abstract: This retrospective study aimed to demonstrate the incidence and the aetiological factors involved in osteoradionecrosis (ORN) in a group of 830 head and neck tumour patients who received radiotherapy between 1969 and 1999. The data showed...
Ethanol potentiation of glycine receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes antagonized by increased atmospheric pressure.
Abstract: Behavioral and biochemical studies indicate that exposure to 12 times normal atmospheric pressure (12 ATA) of helium-oxygen gas (heliox) is a direct, selective ethanol antagonist. The current study begins to test the hypothesis that...
Vascular calcification in chronic renal failure.
Abstract: The prevalence and extent of vascular calcification (VC) increases rapidly with time on dialysis. There is increasing evidence that medial calcification of conduit arteries, without intimal disease, is associated with important...
Prospective trial of radiotherapy after hyperbaric oxygenation with chemotherapy for high-grade gliomas.
Abstract: Twenty-one patients with high-grade gliomas were enrolled in a prospective trial of radiotherapy after hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO). Radiotherapy was administered in daily 2-Gy fractions up to a total dose of 60 Gy, and each fraction was...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of chronic refractory osteomyelitis: a preliminary report.
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) has been proven to enhance bone and soft tissue healing in ischemic tissue in vitro and in vivo studies. Although only a few reports have been proven using controlled studies, this treatment modality remains...
Stimulation of perivascular nitric oxide synthesis by oxygen
Abstract We hypothesized that elevated partial pressures of O(2) would increase perivascular nitric oxide (*NO) synthesis. Rodents with O(2)- and.NO-specific microelectrodes implanted adjacent to the abdominal aorta were exposed to O(2) at partial...
[Life-threatening cellulitis, or Fournier’s gangrene of the perineum].
Abstract: The global mortality for Fournier's gangrene is one in five. In half the cases, the infection is polymicrobial with either anaerobes or gram negative bacilli. Factors which worsen prognosis include renal insufficiency, streptococcal...